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स्तंभ् (staMbh)

 
Apte 1890
English
स्तंभ् {c1c} A., {c5c} {c9c} P. (स्तंभते, स्तभ्नोति, स्तभ्नाति, स्तांभित or स्तब्धः
the स् of the root being changed to ष् after prepositions ending in इ or उ and also after अव) 1 To stop, hinder, arrest, suppress
कंठः स्तंभितबाष्पवृत्तिकलुषः Ś. 4. 5.
2 To make firm or stiff, to make immoveable.
3 To stupefy, paralyze, benumb
प्राणा दध्वंसिरे गात्रं तस्तंभे च हते प्रिये Bk. 14. 55.
4 To prop, support, uphold, sustain.
5 To become stiff, rigid or immoveable.
6 To be proud or elated, be stiff-necked. (The following verse illustrates the root in its different conjugations:
स्तंभते पुरुषः प्रायो यौवनेन धनने च । न स्तभ्नाति क्षितीशोऽपि न स्तभ्नोति युवाप्यसौ ॥).
Caus. (स्तंभयति-ते). 1 To stop, arrest.
2 To make firm or rigid.
3 To paralyze.
4 To prop, support.
L R Vaidya
English
staMB {% vt. or vi. 1A, 5P, 9P (the initial स् of this root is changed into ष् after अव or any preposition ending in इ or उ) (pp. स्तंभित or स्तब्ध
pres. स्तंभते, स्तभ्नोति, स्तभ्नाति) %} 1. To fix firmly, to make stiff or immovable
2. to paralyze, to stupefy, प्राणा दध्वंसिरे गात्रं तस्तम्भे च प्रिये हते Bt.xvi.55
3. to prop, to support, to sustain
4. to stop, to arrest, to suppress, to hinder, कंठः स्तंभितबाष्पवृत्तिकलुषः Sak.iv.
5. to become stiff or haughty, e.g. स्तंभते पुरुषः प्रायो यौवनेन धनेन च.With अव-, 1. to bind
2. to rest on, to rely on
3. to restrain, to overpower, प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि औनः पुनः Bg.ix.8.With उद्-, 1. to uphold, to prop
2. to stop, to arrest.With नि-, to stop.With पर्यव-, 1. to surround
2. to surround and oppose.With वि-, to fix, to plant immovably, अत्युच्छ्रिते मंत्रिणि पार्थिवे च विष्टभ्य पादावुपतिष्ठते Mud.iv.With सम्-, 1. to support
2. to stop, प्रयत्नसंस्तंभितविक्रियाणां कथंचिदीशा मनसां बभूवुः K.S.iii.34
3. to corroborate, to make firm or immovable, एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्या संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना Bg.iii.43.With समव-, to encourage.